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The Physics Classroom: Blue Skies and Red Sunsets

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This high school resource shows how the blue of the skies and the red of the sunsets can be explained by the interaction of sunlight with atmospheric particles which causes scattering of light.

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Concepts
absorption, transmission
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Additional Tags
light scattering, scattering of light, visible light spectrum, roygbiv, the physics classroom, reflection, rayleigh scattering
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)